Thursday, January 24, 2008

On the Baha'i Medical Association of Canada: Conference Presentations

Baha'u'llah came to heal the world. From the Baha'i Toolbar, under the Baha'i News heading, I learned of the Baha'i Medical Association Of Canada, which held its most recent conference this past December. Here were the presenters and their presentations. -gw

Dr. Nathalie Auger, MD MSC FRCPC
MOVING TOWARDS A NEW PARADIGM IN MEDICINE:
The role of social determinants of health

james Ferguson
COMMUNITY HEALTH AIDE PRACTITIONERS:
A model of health care in rural Alaska & Guyana

Dr. Abdu'l-Missagh Ghadirian, M.D., FRCPC
THE ROLE OF SPIRITUALITY IN THE PREVENTION OF DEPRESSION

Parviz Ghadirian, Ph.D.
EPIDEMIOLOGY OF NUTRITION AND CANCER: AN OVERVIEW

Dr. Chris Greenaway
INFECTIOUS DISEASE AND PUBLIC HEALTH IN AN INTERCONNECTED WORLD

Dr. John Guilfoyle, MD CCFP FCFP
PREJUDICE: ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR HEALTH

Dr. Harb Kang
PLACEBO EFFECT

Dr. John LeBlanc
VIOLENCE AND BULLYING IN CHILDREN AND YOUTH

Ron Matthews
EXPLORING THE HEALING POWER OF BEING HUMAN

Dr. Ashkan Monfared
MEDICINE AND MYSTICISM

Dr. Nyassa Navidzadeh
SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF MENTAL HEALTH AND VIOLENCE

Taravat Ostovar
SUICIDE AMONG ABORIGINAL POPULATION OF CANADA:
SOCIAL AND SPIRITUAL DETERMINANTS

Dr. Nader Sharifi, BSc, MD, CCFP, ASAM, CCHP
VIOLENCE, RISK ASSESSMENT, AND PUBLIC SAFETY

Dr. David Smith
BECOMING A SOURCE OF SOCIAL GOOD

Dr. Philip Squires
MATERIALISM IN RESPECT TO CHILD HEALTH

Dr. Jean-Paul Vader
WHERE IS THE SPIRITUAL?
A missing link in the struggle to improve population health

Dr. Rahi Victory
VIOLENCE, POVERTY, AND WOMEN'S HEALTH

Dr. Farhan Yazdani
ETHICAL DECISION MAKING:
Meeting the Daily Multidisciplinary and Multicultural Challenges

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